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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does seeing Sheba with Sue Hodges bother Barbara in Chapter 2?
(a) Barbara thinks Sue to be very boring and it reminded her of her lost friendship with Jennifer.
(b) Sue and Barbara had once been close friends but Sue had rejected Barbara.
(c) Sue was a bully to the other teachers.
(d) Sue had been involved in many affairs at school.

2. Why does Barbara believe she is the most qualified to tell Sheba's story?
(a) She believes she has been Sheba's closest confidant and has witnessed the affair first-hand.
(b) Barbara has been friends with Richard for over twenty years and knows the details of their marriage intimately.
(c) She knows Steven personally and has watched him grow up.
(d) She is actually Barbara's half-sister.

3. What is Steven drawing when Sheba first encounters him?
(a) He is copying an illustration from a department store ad.
(b) He is drawing Ms. Covett.
(c) He is copying an illustration in a comic book.
(d) He is drawing one of the female students.

4. For what is Sheba's father famous?
(a) Pottery.
(b) Economics.
(c) Fiction writing.
(d) Fashion design.

5. During the foreword, what does Barbara say that she believes most led to Sheba and Richard's break-up?
(a) The affair.
(b) The money difficulties.
(c) The children.
(d) The media.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Sheba actually seem to feel remorse, as told by Barbara in the foreword?

2. Who is Jennifer Dodd?

3. Why does Sheba cry when teaching her class?

4. What is Richard's profession?

5. How long have Barbara and Sheba known each other at the end of the foreword?

(see the answer key)

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